Ebru vs Prism
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ebru
Experience the art of Ebru painting digitally. This app offers authentic ink and background colors with full multi-touch support, optimized for iPhone and iPad. Share your creations directly to social media or your photo album.
- Authentic ink and background colors
- Left/Right handed user support
- Social media sharing
- Full multi-touch support
- Optimized for iPhone and iPad
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The aesthetic power of ancient Ebru painting in the palm of your hand. Features: * Authentic ink and background colors * Support for Left / Right handed users * Post to Photo album, Twitter or Facebook * Full multi-touch support * Optimised for iPhone and iPad
Prism
Create stunning, evolving visual art from simple gestures. This app uses mathematical principles to generate mesmerizing patterns that react to touch and sound. Share your digital masterpieces or enjoy them privately.
- Gesture-based art creation
- Mathematically generated patterns
- Music-reactive visuals
- Mesmerizing animations
- Shareable digital masterpieces
- Intuitive controls
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Transform simple gestures into breathtaking visual art. Prism harnesses the beauty of mathematics to create stunning patterns that flow and evolve with your touch. Bring your ideas to life through intuitive controls, watch as your creations respond to music, and craft mesmerizing animations that capture the imagination. Every movement becomes an artistic expression, every sound a visual symphony. Share your digital masterpieces with the world or keep them as personal treasures. With Prism, everyone can discover the artist within—no experience needed, just curiosity and creativity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prism at 5.0 against Ebru's 3.4. Prism also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Ebru's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Prism sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ebru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prism holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebru has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ebru ships an update every 7 months, Prism every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebru | Prism |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | Christopher Marcus George |
In-app purchases
Ebru
No in-app purchases
Prism
- Prism Pro$4.99
